Inventory of engineered nanoparticle-containing consumer products available in the singapore retail market and likelihood of release into the aquatic environment

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 8717-8743

  Zhang, Yuanyuan ^a   Leu, Yu Rui ^a   Aitken, Robert J ^a   Riediker, Michael ^a  

^a IOM Singapore   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aquatic environment; Emission quantity; Engineered nanoparticles (ENP); Nano inventory

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; GOLD; NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILVER; SUNSCREEN; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMMODITY MARKET; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INVENTORY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RETAILING;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATERIAL COATING; NANOANALYSIS; NANOENGINEERING; PARTICLE SIZE; SHOE; SINGAPORE; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SPECTACLES; DEVICE MATERIAL; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGAPORE; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84937946310     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120808717     Document Type: Article

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